PNZ National Shooting Competition
1 April 2011
Barbara Johnston (Masterton) and Anne Shields (Epsom) qualified top in the Women's section, while Michael Rocks (Khandallah) topped the Men's section. Christian Fouquet (Herne Bay) and Georgio Vakauta (Vikings) were tied for second and will have a shoot-off on Sunday prior to the final.
Jacques Cochonnet Challenge Trophy
2 April 2011
Wanganui East was unable to retain the Jacques Cochonnet Trophy when it travelled to Kapiti.
Results (Wanganui East names first)
Singles: Mike O'Donnell vs. Max Brown 13-9, 7-13, 6-13;
Doubles: Sandra Carston/Ken Heywood vs. Ian Calder/Annick Le Guen 6-13, 12-13, 1-13;
Triples: Leeanne/Rachel Gorniot/Nico Toyne vs. Rex Hayes/Michael Lacoste/Alan Taylor 3-13, 13-3, 13-12.
Score: Wanganui East 3, Kapiti 6
Kapiti's first defence is away to Manawatu.
PNZ National Triples
3 April 2011
Twenty-two teams took part in the National Triples held at the Herne Bay club terrain. In the Championship final Allan Fletcher, Andre Noel and Georgio Vakauta played David Lippard, Michael Rocks and Richard Swaney. Twice before they had played each other over the weekend with one win apiece.
The final saw Fletcher/Noel/Vakauta gain the early lead 6-2. The scores were all locked up at 6-6 before they took the lead for the second time at 9-7. Lippard/Rocks/Swaney scored a five to advance to 12 points before Fletcher/Noel/Vakauta took the lead for the final time to win 13-12.
PNZ National Shooting Competition
3 April 2011
Barbara Johnston (Masterton) won the Women's Shooting competition.
Michael Rocks (Khandallah) won the Men's Shooting competition.
WPA Regional Women's Singles
10 April 2011
Christine Strichen won her second Regional Championship in less than a month in winning the Women's Singles. In the final she beat Robin Mann 13-12.
WPA Committee Meeting
11 April 2011
The Agenda for the Committee Meeting on Thursday 14 April has been updated.
WPA Inter-Club Competition
16 April 2011
Park Avenue equalled Khandallah's record of three consecutive Inter-Club titles when they defeated Masterton in the Divsion One final at Kapiti.
The Second Division title was claimed by Hataitai who defeated Horowhenua in the final.
Hawke's Bay Autumn Triples
17 April 2011
Christian Fouquet, Andre Noel and Lee Taffard were undefeated in winning the Hawke's Bay Autumn Triples at the HBLT Pétanque club. In the final they beat two-time defending champion Peter Horgan, Georgio Vakauta and Dirk Winnie.
WPA Annual General Meeting
18 April 2011
The Annual General Meeting of the Wellington Pétanque Association will be held at Silverstream Bowls and Petanque Club, Dunns Road, Silverstream on Thursday 9th June at 7:30 pm.
Nominations can now be received for the positions of President, Secretary and Treasurer.
All nominations should be received by Friday 3rd June 2011.
Colleen Horton
WPA Secretary
Regional Seedings
24 April 2011
The Regional Seedings have been updated with the inclusion of the 2011 Regional Triples results. Explanation of the Regional Seedings.
PNZ National Rankings
28 April 2011
The PNZ Rankings (then called Seedings) were introduced in 1999 and the number one spot was held by Niau Ruta (Auckland). By the end of 2000, Georgio Vakauta had taken over the top position and it would appear has maintained that position ever since.
In the intervening years, several players have made a charge for the number one position but have not managed the consistency over two years to dethrone Georgio.
Until now, that is. With his success in the National Triples, Andre Noel has won five of the last six National Championships and has been rewarded with the position of the number one ranked player in the country. Georgio, with 4 National titles and a quarter-final placing is now in second place.
| Apr 11 | Dec 10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Noel, Andre | Vikings | 24.00 | 1 | 22.00 | 2 |
| Vakauta, Georgio | Vikings | 22.80 | 2 | 22.50 | 1 |
| Belz, Maurice | Bay View | 21.20 | 3 | 20.80 | 3 |
| Sandilands, Ron | Cockle Bay | 20.70 | 4 | 20.70 | 4 |
| Rocks, Michael | Khandallah | 20.40 | 5 | 16.80 | 10 |
| Fouquet, Christian | Herne Bay | 19.60 | 6 | 18.80 | 7 |
| Taffard, Lee | Napier | 18.80 | 7 | 19.60 | 5 |
| Lippard, David | Herne Bay | 18.00 | 8 | 17.33 | 8 |
| Baker, Ian | Herne Bay | 17.00 | 9 | 17.00 | 9 |
| Porter, Murray | Bay View | 15.30 | 10 | 14.00 | 17 |
| Winnie, Dirk | Park Avenue | 14.80 | 11 | 14.40 | 15= |
| Brock, Charles | Kennedy Park | 14.50 | 12 | 15.33 | 15= |
| Hamilton, Pete | Wanganui East | 14.00 | 13 | 16.40 | 12 |
| Lippard, Joanne | Herne Bay | 13.30 | 14 | 16.67 | 11 |
| Bartleet, Clive | Vikings | 12.00 | 15= | Not ranked | |
| Cannon, Sharon | Bay View | 12.00 | 15= | 14.40 | 15= |
| Futcher, Yvonne | Wanganui East | 12.00 | 15= | 8.00 | 29= |
| Handford, Jared | Christchurch | 12.00 | 15= | 10.00 | 25= |
| Parley, Charles | Stanley Bay | 12.00 | 15= | Not ranked | |
| Parley, Jean | Stanley Bay | 12.00 | 15= | 7.33 | 33= |
| Strichen, Christine | Wanganui East | 12.00 | 15= | 10.00 | 25= |
Note: The list shows Players who have competed in a minimum of 3 National Championships in the last 2 years.
PNZ National Rankings
30 April 2011
The Top 20 list has been updated following the publication of the official PNZ Rankings. The difference concerns the allocation of points to the Plate section at the National Doubles and Triples.
| Apr 11 | Dec 10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Noel, Andre | Vikings | 24.00 | 1 | 22.00 | 2 |
| Vakauta, Georgio | Vikings | 22.80 | 2 | 22.50 | 1 |
| Belz, Maurice | Bay View | 21.20 | 3 | 20.80 | 3 |
| Sandilands, Ron | Cockle Bay | 20.70 | 4 | 20.70 | 4 |
| Rocks, Michael | Khandallah | 20.40 | 5 | 16.80 | 10 |
| Lippard, David | Herne Bay | 20.00 | 6 | 17.33 | 8 |
| Fouquet, Christian | Herne Bay | 19.60 | 7 | 18.80 | 7 |
| Taffard, Lee | Napier | 18.80 | 8 | 19.60 | 5 |
| Baker, Ian | Herne Bay | 17.00 | 9 | 17.00 | 9 |
| Brock, Charles | Kennedy Park | 16.00 | 10 | 15.33 | 15= |
| Porter, Murray | Bay View | 15.33 | 11 | 14.00 | 17 |
| Hamilton, Pete | Wanganui East | 14.80 | 12= | 16.40 | 12 |
| Winnie, Dirk | Park Avenue | 14.80 | 12= | 14.40 | 15= |
| Lippard, Joanne | Herne Bay | 13.33 | 14 | 16.67 | 11 |
| Strichen, Christine | Wanganui East | 13.20 | 15 | 10.00 | 25= |
| Cannon, Sharon | Bay View | 12.80 | 16 | 14.40 | 15= |
| Handford, Jared | Christchurch | 12.67 | 17 | 10.00 | 25= |
| Bartleet, Clive | Vikings | 12.00 | 18= | Not ranked | |
| Futcher, Yvonne | Wanganui East | 12.00 | 18= | 8.00 | 29= |
| Hay, Doug | Masterton | 12.00 | 18= | 13.00 | 19 |
Note: The list shows Players who have competed in a minimum of 3 National Championships in the last 2 years.
Jacques Cochonnet Challenge Trophy
30 April 2011
Kapiti recorded a decisive victory in their away defence to Manawatu.
Results (Kapiti names first)
Singles: Annick Le Guen vs. Keith Lapwood 13-7, 13-8, 13-5;
Doubles: Rex Hayes/Michael Lacoste vs. Ian Bailey/Derek Cooper 13-6, 13-5, 13-10;
Triples: Max Brown/Ian Calder/Alan Taylor vs. Elva Cooper/Dallas Denby/Don Thompson 13-5, 13-7, 13-4.
Score: Kapiti 9, Manawatu 0
Kapiti's next defence is away to Masterton.